By Rauf Oyewole
Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Holman Simon, DPO 'B' Division of the Bauchi State Police Command, on Friday paid a sum of N310,000 to a truck driver whose tyre was allegedly damaged by a road block object mounted by a team of Federal Government Haulage.
The truck drivers who got annoyed blocked the busy Bauchi–Jos road around the Miri area, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis to disrupt the free flow of movement in protest of the tyre.
A police statement said that CSP Holman Simon, (the DPO) in collaboration with CSP Abdulrazak Padah, an Officer in Charge of Operation Restore Peace (ORP), swiftly swung into action, visited the scene, and took diplomatic and professional action.
Police explained that the truck driver was coming from Jos approaching Bauchi “when a revenue agent of the Federal Government Haulage stopped him and demanded for the stipulated revenue.
“The truck driver did not stop at the moment, and the revenue collectors decided to insert a blocking tool in front of the truck. The driver matched it and one of his tyres burst, which led to a serious disagreement. Sequel to the scenario, other truck drivers started blocking the ever busy road parallelly and aggressively, in solidarity to their colleague,” the Spokesman of the Command, SP Nafiu Habib, said.
According to him, the DPO called the drivers to order, requested their demand, and paid the sum of N310,000 to the driver to replace the damaged tire.
“Thereafter, the trucks respectfully dispersed and the road became accessible to all users. Two suspects were arrested in connection to the breach of public peace. The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori applauded CSP Holman and appreciated the people of Bauchi State for their support to the Police.”
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